1. Gunnera tinctoria Most of you know this painting. After she is selected a few times ‘Best in Show’ in different international exhibitions, she became like my flag-ship painting. Very colorful, full of joy, but when the plant was first introduced me at 2010, I
In the first years I have devoted my life to plant painting, the only way I can follow to improve myself is simply ‘paint’ in every possible time, because I have no training or resources on this topic in Turkey. I made plenty of it.
To produce such a book requires enthusiasm and load of energy. Thanks to Martin Gardner, he made sure, we were getting our samples on the right times in its perfect flowering or fruiting times.
A great thing about ‘Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile’ book, is that you can find in two different languages in separate books. It is not only made to be a good book, it is devoted for the people of Chile who can
After the launch of the book 'Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile', RBGE has organized an special event for the Friends of Botanics. Jacqui Pestell and me, we gave a talk about the summary of the past eight years of the project. Painting
At the 2014 RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) botanical art show, which took place at the Lindley Hall, London, from 11th to 12th April, I was delighted to be awarded another RHS gold medal for my exhibited works. These works included detailed study of Gunnera tinctoria
I received a gold medal at the BISCOT (Botanical Images Scotia) botanical art exhibition which took place at the Gardening Scotland Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh from 31st May to 2nd June 2013. I have exhibited eight of my paintings depicting Chilean plants from the forests
Spring arrives and I begin to travel again to catch beautiful plants native to Chile, but located different places in UK. This trip is based on different Berberis species around the gardens of Great Britain. Firs aim was to paint Berberis valdiviana, so I have visited
